NYSE:SNE - Sony Stock Price, Price Target & More

$49.41 -0.35 (-0.70 %)

(As of 04/23/2018 04:00 PM ET)

Previous Close$49.41

Today's Range$49.33 - $49.77

52-Week Range$33.45 - $53.91

Volume930,087 shs

Average Volume1.25 million shs

Market Capitalization$62.87 billion

P/E Ratio96.88

Dividend Yield0.19%

Beta1.38

About Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. It offers LCD televisions, optical pickups, mobile phones, tablets, audio equipment and video conference systems, batteries, broadcast and professional-use video equipment, and DVD-players/recorders; and Blu-ray Disc players and recorders, ROMs, CDs, DVDs, and UMDs. The company also provides Internet broadband network services to subscribers, as well as creates and distributes content through its portal services to various electronics product platforms, such as PCs and mobile phones; and interchangeable lens cameras, compact digital cameras, and consumer and professional video cameras, as well as display products comprising projectors and medical equipment. In addition, it offers PlayStation hardware, including home and portable game consoles; network services relating to game, video, and music content; and packaged software and peripheral devices, as well as complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, charge-coupled devices, large-scale integration systems, and other semiconductors. Further, the company produces, acquires, and distributes live-action and animated motion pictures, as well as television programming, including scripted series, daytime serials, game shows, animated series, made for television movies and miniseries, and other programming; operates a visual effects and animation unit; manages a studio facility; and operates television and digital networks. Additionally, it produces and distributes recorded music, animation titles, and game applications; engages in music publishing business; and provides life and non-life insurance, savings products, and loans. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Sony Corporation in January 1958. Sony Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry Household audio & video equipment

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorConsumer Discretionary

SymbolNYSE:SNE

CUSIPN/A

Webwww.sony.net

Phone813-6748-2111

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.16%

Current Ratio0.92%

Quick Ratio0.80%

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio96.88

Forward P/E Ratio12.60

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$67.89 billion

Price / Sales0.92

Cash Flow$2.9065 per share

Price / Cash17.00

Book Value$23.09 per share

Price / Book2.14

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.51

Net Income$681.58 million

Net Margins6.29%

Return on Equity15.00%

Return on Assets2.73%

Miscellaneous

Employees128,400

Outstanding Shares1,263,560,000

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Sony (NYSE:SNE) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sony's stock symbol?

Sony trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "SNE."

How often does Sony pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Sony?

Sony announced a None dividend on Thursday, June 29th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.078 per share on Friday, June 9th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 28th. View Sony's Dividend History.

How were Sony's earnings last quarter?

Sony Co. (NYSE:SNE) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 2nd. The company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.74. The business had revenue of $2,672.32 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2,560.40 billion. Sony had a return on equity of 15.00% and a net margin of 6.29%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 11.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $15.55 earnings per share. View Sony's Earnings History.

When is Sony's next earnings date?

Sony is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April, 27th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Sony.

What price target have analysts set for SNE?

7 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Sony's shares. Their forecasts range from $39.93 to $85.29. On average, they expect Sony's stock price to reach $55.4067 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for Sony.

Who are some of Sony's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Sony include Panasonic (PCRFY), Knowles (KN), Universal Electronics (UEIC), Technicolor (TCLRY), LRAD (LRAD), Koss (KOSS), Provision (PVHO), Guitammer (GTMM) and C International Income Fund (CRWFF).

Who are Sony's key executives?

Sony's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Kazuo Hirai, Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Representative Corp. Exec. Officer & Director (Age 58)
Mr. Kenichiro Yoshida, CFO, Exec. Deputy Pres, Representative Corp. Exec. Officer & Director (Age 59)
Mr. Shigeki Ishizuka, Exec. VP & Corp. Exec. Officer (Age 60)
Mr. Tomoyuki Suzuki, Exec. Deputy Pres & Corp. Exec. Officer (Age 64)
Mr. Shiro Kambe, Exec. VP & Corp. Exec. Officer (Age 57)

Has Sony been receiving favorable news coverage?

News coverage about SNE stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Sony earned a news impact score of 0.16 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 45.96 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

How do I buy shares of Sony?

Shares of SNE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Sony's stock price today?

One share of SNE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.41.

How big of a company is Sony?

Sony has a market capitalization of $62.87 billion and generates $67.89 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $681.58 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis. Sony employs 128,400 workers across the globe.

How can I contact Sony?

Sony's mailing address is 1-7-1 KONAN MINATO-KU, TOKYO M0, 108-0075. The company can be reached via phone at 813-6748-2111 or via email at [email protected]

MarketBeat Community Rating for Sony (SNE)

Community Ranking:		2.9 out of 5 ( )
Outperform Votes:		354 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		258 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		612

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Sony and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe SNE will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe SNE will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Price Target and Consensus Rating

(How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

7 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Sony in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $55.4067, suggesting that the stock has a possible upside of 12.14%. The high price target for SNE is $85.29 and the low price target for SNE is $39.93. There are currently 4 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Buy."

	Today	30 Days Ago	90 Days Ago	180 Days Ago
Consensus Rating:	Buy	Buy	Buy	Buy
Consensus Rating Score:	2.57	2.57	2.57	2.71
Ratings Breakdown:	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 4 Hold Rating(s) 2 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)	0 Sell Rating(s) 3 Hold Rating(s) 3 Buy Rating(s) 1 Strong Buy Rating(s)
Consensus Price Target:	$55.4067	$46.9233	$46.9233	$42.2233
Price Target Upside:	12.14% upside	7.63% downside	7.63% downside	12.57% upside

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Consensus Price Target History

Price Target History for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Analyst Ratings History

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Date	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
4/16/2018	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$85.29	Low
1/23/2018	JPMorgan Chase	Downgrade	Overweight -> Neutral		High
10/11/2017	Morgan Stanley	Downgrade	Overweight -> Equal Weight		N/A
9/19/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Downgrade	Outperform -> Neutral		Low
9/11/2017	Citigroup	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$40.60 -> $39.93	High
5/1/2017	Goldman Sachs	Reiterated Rating	Conviction-Buy		Low
4/25/2017	Sanford C. Bernstein	Initiated Coverage	Outperform -> Outperform	$41.00	Low
7/6/2016	Deutsche Bank	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy		N/A
6/7/2016	BNP Paribas	Upgrade	Reduce -> Hold		N/A
5/23/2016	Bank of America	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$38.26 -> $38.26	N/A

(Data available from 4/23/2016 forward)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Earnings History and Estimates Chart

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Earnings Estimates

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.92 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.86 EPS

Sony (NYSE SNE) Earnings History by Quarter

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
4/27/2018
2/2/2018	n/a	$1.15	$1.89	$2,560.3988 billion	$2,672.3170 billion	View	Listen
10/31/2017	Q2 2018	$0.54	$0.90		$18.2520 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2017	6/30/2017	$0.48	$0.56	$1,735.8574 billion	$1,858.10 billion	View	Listen
4/28/2017	Q4 2017	$0.07	$0.19		$16.9960 billion	View	N/A
2/2/2017	Q317	$0.38	$0.13	$22.35 billion	$2,397.50 billion	View	Listen
11/7/2016	Q217	($0.07)	$0.04	$16.90 billion	$1,688.90 billion	View	N/A
7/29/2016	Q1 2017	($0.28)	$0.16		$15.6620 billion	View	N/A
4/28/2016	Q416	($0.58)	($0.6480)	$64.27 billion	$1,824.1010 billion	View	Listen
1/29/2016	Q3 2016		$0.78		$21.5070 billion	View	N/A
10/29/2015	Q2	$21.26	$26.10	$1,905.4299 billion	$1,892.70 billion	View	Listen
7/30/2015	Q215	$40.90	$70.52	$65.06 billion	$1,808.10 billion	View	Listen
4/30/2015	Q4	($93.60)	($0.76)	$1,910.2660 billion	$1,937.7120 billion	View	N/A
2/4/2015	Q314	$0.25	$0.63		$21.1390 billion	View	N/A
10/31/2014	Q2	($156.14)	($124.32)	$1,797.5318 billion	$1,901.50 billion	View	N/A
7/31/2014	Q1	($10.30)	$22.94	$1,692.7375 billion	$1,809.00 billion	View	N/A
5/14/2014	Q4	($120.90)	($132.97)	$1,761.9915 billion	$1,870.9230 billion	View	N/A
2/6/2014	Q3	$14.60	$26.00	$2,194.5714 billion	$2,412.8190 billion	View	N/A
10/31/2013	Q213	$11.00	($18.91)	$80.07 billion	$1,776.00 billion	View	N/A
8/1/2013	Q413	$4.00	$2.98	$1,686.4167 billion	$1,712.00 billion	View	N/A
5/9/2013		$37.00	$92.89		$1,733.0290 billion	View	N/A
2/7/2013	Q313	$67.33	($0.12)	$23.37 billion	$22.39 billion	View	N/A
11/1/2012	Q2 2013		($0.20)			View	N/A
8/2/2012		$6.00	$24.55			View	N/A
5/10/2012		($322.20)	($388.80)			View	N/A
2/2/2012		($26.10)	($158.40)			View	N/A
11/2/2011		$17.40	($26.88)			View	N/A
7/28/2011		$4.50	($15.45)			View	N/A
5/26/2011	Q4 2011	($0.57)	($0.29)			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.77	$0.89			View	N/A
10/29/2010	Q2 2011	$0.08	$0.40			View	N/A
8/2/2010	Q1 2011	($0.08)	$0.29			View	N/A
2/3/2010	Q3 2010	($0.01)	$0.86			View	N/A
10/30/2009	Q2 2010	($0.42)	($0.29)			View	N/A
5/14/2009	Q4 2009		($1.68)			View	N/A
10/29/2008	Q2 2009	$0.41	$0.19			View	N/A
7/29/2008	Q1 2009	$0.52	$0.34			View	N/A
1/31/2008	Q3 2008	$1.03	$1.77			View	N/A

(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Dividend Information

Sony pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.20%. SNE's most recent none dividend payment was Friday, June 9. The company has grown its dividend for the last 2 consecutive years and is increasing its dividend by an average of 18.40% each year. Sony pays out 19.61% of its earnings out as a dividend.

Most Recent Dividend:	6/9/2017
Annual Dividend:	$0.10
Dividend Yield:	0.20%
Dividend Growth:	18.40% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	19.61% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 2.55% (Based on This Year's Estimates) 2.59% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)
Track Record:	2 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend Payments by Quarter for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE:SNE) Dividend History by Quarter

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
6/29/2017	None	$0.0780		3/28/2017	3/30/2017	6/9/2017

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Sony (NYSE SNE) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 6.99%

Insider Trading History for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Institutional Ownership by Quarter for Sony (NYSE:SNE)

Sony (NYSE SNE) Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction	Details

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Sony (NYSE SNE) News Headlines

Source:

Date	Headline
	Sony Pictures Signed A Deal With Stephen Curry www.bloomberg.com - April 23 at 5:18 PM
	'God of War': How Sony Rebooted an Already Successful Franchise www.wsj.com - April 21 at 8:13 AM
	[$$] 'God of War': How Sony Rebooted an Already Successful Franchise finance.yahoo.com - April 21 at 8:13 AM
	Sony is selling its popular noise-cancelling Bluetooth headphones for their cheapest price — but there are only 10000 ... www.businessinsider.com - April 20 at 5:28 PM
	Breaking Bud Brewer Responds to Sony Lawsuit finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 5:28 PM
	How To Master God of War's True Star, The Leviathan Axe finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 5:28 PM
	Hack 'n' Slash Meets Parenting in Sony's 'God of War' Reboot finance.yahoo.com - April 20 at 8:17 AM
	Denzel Washington Avenges Melissa Leo In 'The Equalizer 2' Trailers finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 5:47 PM
	Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Revealed: Sony's Most Amazing Phone Yet www.forbes.com - April 19 at 8:09 AM
	Sony is teaming up with a US university to make robots that cook finance.yahoo.com - April 19 at 8:09 AM
	Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Sony Co.'s FY2018 Earnings (SNE) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 17 at 6:40 AM
	Sony (SNE) Earns Buy Rating from Jefferies Group www.americanbankingnews.com - April 16 at 9:16 PM
	The Most Surprising Thing About God Of War's Stunning Rebirth (No Story Spoilers) finance.yahoo.com - April 16 at 5:31 PM
	Spotify's Market Debut Generates Billions for These Two Companies finance.yahoo.com - April 14 at 5:19 PM
	Jefferies Group Reaffirms "Buy" Rating for Sony (SNE) www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 11:43 PM
	Sony (SNE) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - April 13 at 6:01 PM
	[$$] The Grande Dame of Videogames Is Closing Her Tiny Tokyo Mecca finance.yahoo.com - April 13 at 8:12 AM
	Market Trends Toward New Normal in Sony, WPP, FRP, Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico S.A. B. de C.V, R1 RCM, and China Yuchai International — Emerging Consolidated Expectations, Analyst Ratings finance.yahoo.com - April 12 at 8:18 AM
	Lehman Mortgage Trust 2007-5 -- Moody's assigns P-2 rating to Sony Capital Corporation's US CP Programme finance.yahoo.com - April 11 at 8:20 AM
	Does 'Fortnite: Battle Royale' Need To Nerf Guided Missiles? finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 5:34 PM
	Sony (SNE) versus Panasonic (PCRFY) Financial Survey www.americanbankingnews.com - April 10 at 9:32 AM
	It's Still Tough to Make a Bull Case for Sony Corp (ADR) Stock investorplace.com - April 10 at 8:16 AM
	It’s Still Tough to Make a Bull Case for Sony Corp (ADR) Stock investorplace.com - April 9 at 9:42 PM
	Sony's new robot dog Aibo barks, does tricks and charms animal lovers www.cnbc.com - April 9 at 5:28 PM
	Sony’s new robot dog Aibo barks, does tricks and charms animal lovers finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 5:28 PM
	Robot pets are changing the lives of the elderly and disa... finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 5:28 PM
	How Sony Benefited from Spotify’s Direct Listing finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 5:28 PM
	'LawBreakers' Studio Lays Siege To 'Fortnite' With New Free Battle Royale Game, 'Radical Heights' finance.yahoo.com - April 9 at 5:28 PM
	Sony A Buy Before Earnings Announcement seekingalpha.com - April 6 at 5:47 PM
	Destiny 2's Game Director Is Starting To Tease The Warmind-Focused DLC 2 finance.yahoo.com - April 6 at 5:47 PM
	Sony (SNE) Rating Reiterated by Jefferies Group www.americanbankingnews.com - April 6 at 12:28 AM
	As Spotify Goes Public, Sony Cashes In www.nytimes.com - April 5 at 5:23 PM
	Sony Stands to Reap Almost $1 Billion Gain From Spotify Stake finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:20 PM
	'Shadow of War' Is Now Realizing Loot Boxes Screwed Up The Game, Six Months After Launch finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:20 PM
	Despite New Rumors, PlayStation 5 In 2018 Does Not Make Sense (Though 2019 Does) finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 4:20 PM
	Sony Co. (SNE) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - April 4 at 11:51 AM
	Spotify listing to land $986 million windfall for Sony in first quarter finance.yahoo.com - April 4 at 8:12 AM
	Confession: I Watch Ten Times As Much 'Fortnite' As I Play finance.yahoo.com - April 3 at 5:41 PM
	Ready Player One's Drastic Book Changes Made The Movie Work finance.yahoo.com - April 3 at 5:41 PM
	The Future of Video Games Is in the Cloud finance.yahoo.com - April 3 at 8:14 AM
	Sony And PS4 Are Beginning A Massive 2018 With 'God Of War,' And Microsoft Should Be Worried finance.yahoo.com - April 2 at 5:33 PM
	Is the Fun Over at Sony? A Stoic Numbers Guy Takes Over as CEO finance.yahoo.com - April 2 at 8:25 AM
	It's 2018, Quit It With The Mute Protagonists (Cough Far Cry 5) finance.yahoo.com - April 1 at 6:03 PM
	There's A 'Fortnite' Fan Theory That Tilted Towers Is About To Get Flattened By A Comet finance.yahoo.com - March 30 at 5:38 PM
	Reviewing Panasonic (PCRFY) and Sony (SNE) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 5:38 PM
	Nollywood, Sony Pictures join forces for TV series on all-female African army www.cnn.com - March 29 at 5:36 PM
	Sony Dolby Vision Update: US Bugs Fixed, And DV Software Released In Europe. But There's A Catch www.forbes.com - March 29 at 5:36 PM
	Sony Slashes PlayStation VR Price To Fight Off HTC www.forbes.com - March 29 at 8:17 AM
	Sony's PlayStation VR Gets A Huge Discount Today finance.yahoo.com - March 29 at 8:17 AM
	Sony Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (SNE) www.americanbankingnews.com - March 29 at 6:28 AM

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